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Talking about the 1992 Olympic “Dream Team,” said by some to be the best collection of sports stars ever assembled, coach Mike Krzyzewski asked 15,000 HR managers, “Wouldn’t you like to have that recruiter?”
In yesterday’s Advisor, training expert Brad Karsh elaborated on four distinct personality types (Driver, Calculator, Innovator, and Stabilizer) and what they each want. Today, Karsh describes how to navigate teams of these diverse personalities—and why the Golden Rule might not be the best policy at work.
Relationship management—whether you’re trying to drive a team forward or train a class of employees, it’s going to come into play sooner or later. Training expert Brad Karsh has four simple categories that will describe many of those you work with, along with advice for understanding the different ways the diverse members of your team […]
Dozens of research studies show that better leadership at work positively impacts employee engagement, retention, and numerous other business metrics. But is there an overlooked benefit to the money companies spend on developing their leaders?
In yesterday’s Advisor, BLR® Legal Editor Jasmin Rojas, JD, presented the Department of Labor’s (DOL) test for classifying interns—and how the 2nd Circuit court disagreed with the test after a suit was brought by a couple of interns who worked on the movie Black Swan and/or at the Fox corporate offices. Today, Rojas elaborates on […]
Internships have long been considered a great source of development—and the Department of Labor (DOL) has certain requirements in place to ensure that “interns” are properly classified. However, a recent court case indicates that the DOL’s test may not cut it anymore—BLR® Legal Editor Jasmin Rojas, JD, has the facts of the case and what […]
In today’s Advisor, we hear from BLR® CEO Dan Oswald regarding the effectiveness of brevity. With his message, consider this: Would your training have more of an impact if it was shorter and sweeter?
In yesterday’s Advisor, three leadership myths were busted by Jackie Barretta, author of the book Primal Teams: Harnessing the Power of Emotions to Fuel Extraordinary Performance (American Management Association (AMACOM), 2015). Today, Barretta presents three more myths your leadership should be aware of.
Detrimental teams are the norm in business everywhere. The practices of most teams contradict basic human nature by denying individual team members’ emotional needs and disregarding the fundamental wiring of their brains, according to a new book. Our expert debunks a few huge myths in an article originally published on HR.BLR.com®.
You may have regular training sessions, but is your target audience really learning the material? There are many methods and models when it comes to learning and retention, and today, we consider Bloom’s Taxonomy—and how you can use it to take a fresh look at how you train employees.